Tottenham Hotspur are at the centre of a racism storm following yesterday’s 2-0 defeat to Chelsea. But not the one you might think.
The Guardian reports that a Chelsea supporter has been arrested for racially abusing Son Heung-min, who was sent off for an incident involving Antonio Rudiger who reported alleged racist chanting from a Spurs fan.
“The Metropolitan Police is investigating the alleged racist chanting and it also confirmed that a supporter was ejected from the ground and arrested after committing a racially aggravated public order offence,” The Guardian added.
Now this is where it gets interesting.
On the same evening that a member of the travelling Chelsea section has been arrested, Spurs have released a statement saying that a thorough investigation into Rudiger’s accusations has so far proved “inconclusive”.
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The German claimed back in 2017 to be targeted by monkey chants but a lack of evidence meant those charges were dropped, reports BBC Sport.
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There is unlikely to be any disputing over the Son case as the Chelsea fan in question was reported to the authorities by one of his fellow Blues.
And bravo to them. That is how football can begin to tackle the problem. And regardless of whether a Spurs fan is found guilty or not, the problem persists. It’s just comforting to not have the finger pointed at your own house.
So, after an incident which last night arguably took the racism debate in English football to new levels, could it be that a Spurs player was the true victim, and a Chelsea fan the true culprit?
We probably haven’t heard the last of this.
